"Luthea stands out from her peers" - ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE "Her perspective is certainly original" - PERFORMING SINGER/SONGWRITER "The best music discovery of the year" - BLICK LICH "Luthea gives you wings to fly to a higher level" - ROCKDELUX "A notable album full of elegant details, inspiration and (good) taste" - EFE EME "A deliciously neo indie singer/songwriter" - EL CORREO "A musical gem" - MÜNCHNER MERKUR "Very trendy and catchy songs from her sublime CD titled Kick In The Head" - KIELER NACHRICHTE "Happy songs" – JULIO RUIZ (RADIO 3) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Luthea is a multi-cultured & bilingual singer/songwriter. Spending her childhood years in Canada her Spanish parents resettled the family in Spain and she is currently based in New York City. Luthea is emerging in the indie scene in Europe after having done several European tours including Spain, Portugal, Germany and the UK. After discovering her music through My Space, in 2009 German fans eager to see Luthea live organized a tour by contacting venues themselves. After the dates were set, Audi Germany and Shark Energy Drink sponsored her national German tour. With just her acoustic guitar, Luthea filled the 13 venues she played: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Bochum, Kassel and Trier among others. Luthea has released three albums. The first two CDs “Out Of Without” (2002) and “Sunbeam Surrounded By Winter”(2007) were recorded and produced in the USA by GRAMMY award-winning producer Malcolm Burn. Her third CD “Kick In The Head” released in Europe (2010) with a happier and more transparent sound, is receiving critical acclaim and increasing exposure with Spotify listens, iTunes downloads and hard copy sales across Europe. “Kick In The Head” was recorded and produced in Barcelona by Valentí Adell and mixed in the USA by Chris Badami. It was released in Spain at the end of 2010 by independent label Femme Sutil. It is scheduled to come out in France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2012 with the independent German label Revolver. And in the USA on October 4th, 2011. In June 2011 her song "Blank Piece Of Paper" was selected as Best Song of the month by the prestigious international contest "Crank the Cred" by ISC (International Songwriting Competition). Luthea lives in New York City when she's not touring or promoting in Europe and she is a well-known fixture in the downtown club scene, playing in many hot spots around the city. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2011 - June winner for "Crank Your Cred" by ISC (International Songwriting Competition) with song "Blank Piece Of Paper" (USA) 2009 - Finalist for "Breaking A Band" by Billboard Magazine and PDN Photo Contest (USA) 2008 - On the ballots for Grammy Awards (USA) in 7 categories including Best New Artist, Best New Album, Best New Song, Best Female Vocalist Pop/Rock, Best New Cover 2007 - Semifinalist for Williamsburg Singer/Songwriter Live Competition (USA) 2004 - Finalist for the awards Premios Frontera del Festival Altaveu (SPAIN)